How to Reset the Ink Cartridge Levels for an HP Deskjet F380

Written by david clair

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Tape is needed for this project. (Roll of parcel tape image by Scott Latham from Fotolia.com)

The Hewlett-Packard Deskjet F380 is a colour inkjet printer that uses a black ink cartridge and a single colour ink cartridge. The cartridges can be refilled when the ink level becomes low. Each cartridge contains a chip that keeps track of how much the cartridge is used to determine when the ink should be empty. In order to use a refilled ink cartridge in the HP F380, the chip on each cartridge must be reset so the printer will treat it as a full cartridge.

Skill level:

Moderate

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Things you need

Tape

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Instructions

1

Remove the cartridges from the F380 printer.

2

Position the cartridges so they are right side up and the gold leads are facing you.

3

Place a small piece of tape over the gold contact in the top left corner of each cartridge.

4

Place the cartridge back in the F380 printer. The printer automatically prints an alignment page.

5

Remove the cartridges. Place a piece of tape over the gold contact in the top right corner of each cartridge.

6

Place the cartridges back into the F380 printer. The F380 prints another alignment page.

7

Remove the cartridges from the printer. Remove both pieces of tape from each cartridge.

8

Insert the cartridges into the F380 printer. The printer prints a cartridge alignment page. Each cartridge is now recognised as a full ink cartridge.